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GENEVIEVE JANSE VAN RENSBURG TO MAKE OLYMPIC DEBUT IN PARIS

GENEVIEVE JANSE VAN RENSBURG TO MAKE OLYMPIC DEBUT IN PARIS

Twenty-year-old Genevieve (Gen) Janse van Rensburg will make her Olympic debut in Paris, with her selection today by the Australian Olympic Committee. The Newcastle local, currently in the UK preparing for the Paris Games, will become just the 26th Australian...

Fernon sacrificed so much and gained a lot more

Fernon sacrificed so much and gained a lot more

Ed Fernon didn't have anything to prove and he knew the sacrifices involved, but he wanted to challenge himself against the world's best pentathletes at the Olympic Games again. As a 24-year-old he was 27th at the London Olympic Games after only a few years in the...

Carrier proud of gutsy performance after long journey to Tokyo

Carrier proud of gutsy performance after long journey to Tokyo

Marina Carrier has produced a gutsy performance on Olympic debut to place 27th at the Tokyo Games. After the fencing, swimming and riding she was in 10th place of the 36 athletes, and within 40 seconds of the leaders going into the Laser...

Carrier ready to enjoy her big day at the Games

Carrier ready to enjoy her big day at the Games

MODERN PENTATHLON: Today is Marina Carrier’s day to shine and enjoy being a Modern Pentathlon Olympian. The 24-year-old has dreamt of this day, and worked so hard, for years and years. Carrier got her competition off to a strong start yesterday in the Fencing Ranking...

Ed and Marina all set for Tokyo competition

Ed and Marina all set for Tokyo competition

Australia’s Olympic pentathlon representatives Ed Fernon and Marina Carrier arrived in the Tokyo Olympic Village on Saturday night, and have got straight into their training, final preparations, and venue familiarisation. Before leaving Australia, Marina was training...

Ed Fernon’s letter to the youth of Australia

Ed Fernon’s letter to the youth of Australia

Ed Fernon has achieved great success through hard work and determination. He will be competing at the Tokyo Olympics Games in the Modern Pentathlon, after making his Olympic debut at the London Olympics. Ed has also won the world’s longest and hardest horse race – the...

Pentathlon community thrilled with Brisbane 2032’s winning bid

Pentathlon community thrilled with Brisbane 2032’s winning bid

After years of planning the Brisbane, Queensland and Australia bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games was comprehensivel approved by the International Olympic Committee in Tokyo. Just as Melbourne and Sydney benefited greatly by hosting the Games, Brisbane and...